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Shawn Boothis going to be a dad!
After noting that he had a “very big announcement,” Booth shared that he was “going to be a dad.”
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“The mother is somebody who I’ve been close with for years. We’ve had a relationship and we’ve dated. This just isn’t some random girl I met at Honky Tonk Central. This is a big surprise for both of us.”
Revealing that “this wasn’t something that was planned,” Booth went on to say that “it will be and is the most beautiful surprise I’ve ever had in my life. And it’s gonna be very special. I can’t wait. I’m ready. I’m 37 years old. I’ve always wanted to be a dad.”
Booth competed onKaitlyn Bristowe’sseason ofThe Bachelorette, ending the season with an engagement. The pair were together for five years.
“She’s going to be such a good mother,” Booth said. “And it’s going to be incredible. It’s very overwhelming. And it’s also tough, too, for the dad because it takes a while to really fully grasp that you’re having a kid — your body’s not changing, you’re not dealing with all the hormones, and you want to, as much as you can, help out.”
“But you also can’t really do anything…So she’s been an absolute champ, a rock star through it all.”
Acknowledging that the path to fatherhood hasn’t been traditional for him, Booth shared, “I’m sure there will be a lot of people [who] have thoughts and opinions and all that. And I think now probably more than ever, I’ve gotten to a point where I’m like, ‘I don’t care what anybody thinks.'”
“If they’re like, ‘you’re not married,’ it’s like, ‘Listen, that’s not what’s important here.'”
source: people.com
